Definitions for: Unique


[adj] highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"
[adj] radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"
[adj] the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions"



Webster (1913) Definition: U*nique", a. [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus,
from unus one. See One.]
Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled;
unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole. --
U*nique"ly, adv. -- U*nique"ness, n.


U*nique", n.
A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.
[R.]

The phenix, the unique pf birds. --De Quincey.

Synonyms: alone(p), incomparable, single(a), singular, uncomparable, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled, unusual

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